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Italian troops destroy radical Shiite cleric's office in Nasiriyah
Yahooo via AFP ^
| 4/11/04
Posted on 04/11/2004 4:31:18 AM PDT by areafiftyone
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP) - Italian soldiers of the US-led coalition destroyed the office of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr in this southern Iraqi town, a day after Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi visited the contingent.
Residents said the Italians used explosive charges to level the building at dawn in the wake of bloody clashes between Sadr's banned Mehdi Army militia and coalition forces.
There was no immediate reaction from Sadr loyalists in the town where Italian soldiers have increased patrols.
Berlusconi, a close Washington ally, spent several hours here on a surprise morale-boosting visit to his troops Saturday, telling them their presence was proof that "Italy is a nation capable of carrying through the world the values of justice and civilization."
Tuesday, fighting between Italian troops and Sadr militiamen left 15 Iraqis dead and 37 wounded. A dozen Italians were slightly injured.
Last November, 19 Italian paramilitary officers, soldiers and civilians died here in a truck-bomb attack that also killed nine Iraqis.
Italy maintains a 3,000-strong battalion in Iraq (news - web sites).
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alsadr; berlusconi; iraq; iraqicoalition; italiansoldiers; italy; mehdiarmy; muslims; nasiriyah; surprisevisit; willingcoalition
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To: areafiftyone
Que Bello!
To: archy
Look how these people dealt with Il Deuce-he ended up hanging upside down in the piazza so the people could walk by and spit on him. I think they are a hardy bunch of people.
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To: badmrbunny
Please use the proper term - RATmedia- courtesy of justshutupandtakeit.
65
posted on
04/12/2004 12:44:43 PM PDT
by
justshutupandtakeit
(America's Enemies foreign and domestic RATmedia agree: Bush must be destroyed.)
To: nuconvert
BUONISIMO!
66
posted on
04/12/2004 5:22:55 PM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Un-PC even to "Conservatives!" - Right makes right)
To: areafiftyone
Being of Polish and Italian heritage, I'm happy to see both of my ancestral homelands performing with bravery.
67
posted on
04/12/2004 5:47:22 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
("Knowledge is Good" --- Emil Faber, Founder of Faber College)
To: belmont_mark
Bravo!
68
posted on
04/12/2004 6:24:50 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( President Bush 3-20-04))
To: verity
"Fox and Friends is horrible every weekend" If that Jullian (sp?) fellow leans more to the left, he will fall out of his chair! That's great, I just spit my 'beverage' on my CRT. FOFLMAO
To: areafiftyone
INCREDIBILE!
What Berlusconi does in Italy is short of miraculous, given the fact that the opposition, Socialists & Communists, camouflaged under various party names, have more that 2/3 of the parliamentary seats.
His soccer team, the MILAN, is tree games away from being this year champions.
70
posted on
04/12/2004 9:19:50 PM PDT
by
PieroC
(pieroc)
To: ConservativeConvert
Where was "Flower Power"?
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